My play is on Detroit RL,but you may consider these also!!

[mickey]

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati

(CHC: Wells (7-4) 2.84 ERA, CIN: Harang (5-12) 4.50 ERA

The Chicago Cubs have gotten off to an uninspiring start to August with blown saves by their closer in each of the first two games.
Things could be worse, though. Just ask the Cincinnati Reds.


The Reds (45-59) have lost six straight, 12 of 13 and are a major league-worst 6-21 since July 3 to drop from two games out of first to tied for last with Pittsburgh.

Harang leads the majors in losses and is 0-8 with a 5.56 ERA in 12 starts since beating Houston on May 25. It's the longest losing streak of his career and the longest by a Reds pitcher since Danny Graves lost eight straight decisions in 2003.
Against the Cubs on July 24, the right-hander gave up four runs and nine hits in six innings in an 8-5 loss.

Chicago counters with Randy Wells,who opposed Harang and the Reds at Wrigley in last weekend's series.


Wells, who has victories in seven of his last eight outings, is coming off the best start of his brief career, yielding six hits in eight innings of a 12-0 win over Houston on Wednesday.

Chicago's offense should receive a boost Monday with Aramis Ramirez expected back in the lineup after missing Sunday's game (left forearm). Ramirez is 12 for 24 with two home runs and eight RBIs in six games against the Reds this season.


Wells quietly has become a big reason why the Cubs boast a team ERA of 3.81, which is fifth in the majors.

He has gone 7-1 over his last eight starts, going at least six innings in all but one contest. He has been a model of consistency, yielding four runs or fewer each time out during this span.

In his last start, Wells (7-4, 2.84) shut out the Houston Astros over eight innings while picking up another win. He has notched two of Chicago’s eight wins in their past 10 games.

BOTTOM LINE:
The Cincinnati Reds are going nowhere fast,and hasn't shown any signs of improvement.

Play on my Chicago Cubs

Milwaukee at LA Dodgers

The Brewers have lost 19 of their last 26 meetings with the Dodgers and they have lost 70.3% of their road losses by more than 1 run this year. They send Manny Parra to the mound again who after having two nice starts off the DL against STL/CIN has reverted to his old self over the past two starts he has gone 11 innings 19H 8BB against two subpar hitting teams in the Nationals and Braves. Certainly he should have more trouble making a 10:10 start 2 hours later than he's used to against a Dodger team that has success against him and success against LHP. The Dodgers last 10 have a .343 average and are scoring 8.64 runs per 9 innings vs. LHP. At home this year they have a .303 avg scoring 5.36 runs per 9 innings and have a 2.71 BP ERA which if you know now features LHP George Sherill to shut the door. Dodgers collectively have a .333 average off Parra and should be licking their chops Monday night.

Kershaw will take the mound for the Dodgers in what looks like a pitching mis match as he went 6IP gave up just 2H and 1ER but 5BB against the Brewers on 7/12 in Milwaukee. Since that start he's given up just 2ER over three starts with a 0.86ERA. The Dodgers are 12-3 in his last 15 as a home favorite and the Brewers have a collective .191 avg against Kershaw. Milwaukee's .257 avg on the road vs. LHP worries me as they just lost 3 in San Diego and I am confident the Dodgers will get what they need off Parra and more to cover the run line here today! Brewers are 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. LHP now facing arguably the best LHP in the National League.

(Baseball System) PLAY AGAINST all underdogs like Milwaukee, with a money line of +150 or more, who are batting chilly .200 or worse over their last three games, against opponent with starting pitcher who has WHIP of 1.000 or less over his last five starts. Give me a high five if you like 40-3 record, 93 percent.

LA Dodgers-1.5 RL (Run Line)

San Fransisco at Houston

Consider the under on this game as Matt Cain faces off against Mike Hampton. Cain has a 2.27ERA with a 6-1 record on the road this year which is by far the best road pitcher from any team if you ask me. 85% of the public have jumped on board with the Giants yet the line has dropped from -138 to -128. Why would this happen with such a dominant hurler on the mound and one that has pitched well on the road and against the Astros who are struggling against RH starters?

They are expecting a bounce back performance from Mike Hampton here tonight after giving up 9ER in 4IP in his last start. Giants have a .237 average against Hampton in his career and Hampton has a 2.76 ERA in 2GS with Atlanta against the Giants from 2008. Hampton's biggest problem has been the long ball. He's given up HR in his poor starts. Lucky for him on Monday the Giants are ranked 23rd in the league in HRs.A possible bounce back start from him tonight.

The Under is 8-1 in Cains last 9 following a quality start and the under is 37-15-2 in the Astros last 54 home starts vs. a RH starter now facing one of the best in the bigs here tonight!

"Under 8"

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GL mickey!!!